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Midland International Air and Space Port

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1996, 1999, Gensler; Parkhill, Smith and Cooper; and Rhotenberry Wellen Architects. 9506 La Force Rd.

With walls of buff concrete and rose brick chosen to match the color of the surrounding soil, the Midland International Airport terminal has a roof composed of two half circles, which rest on grandly scaled triangular tube trusses and are offset one above the other to create a terminal-long skylight. The entrance, fronted by a small garden and a free standing canopy, is framed by red brick towers that lean outward as they rise, providing a visual thrust that matches the gestural quality of the roof. Inside, the ground-floor walls are lined in polished travertine and red marble, recalling the geological strata of the Permian Basin. In 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration approved a commercial space launch site license, with the spaceport hoping to attract businesses related to space travel and support.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Midland International Air and Space Port", [Midland, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-MT20.

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Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 462-462.

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